Terrigal - North Avoca
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Terrigal and North Avoca
NSW · SA2 102011039 · Gosford (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,577
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 15,631
- Per 1,000 residents
- 100.9
- Business growth YoY
- 1.0%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,562
- Change vs prior year
- +15
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 9,320
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes terrigal and north avoca), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 1,255.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 901 | 57.1% |
| 1–4 | 506 | 32.1% |
| 5–19 | 138 | 8.8% |
| 20–199 | 29 | 1.8% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (9,320). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 3,956 | 42.4% |
| Private company | 2,553 | 27.4% |
| Self-managed super fund | 1,120 | 12.0% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 444 | 4.8% |
| Discretionary services trust | 264 | 2.8% |
| Strata title | 230 | 2.5% |
| Family partnership | 229 | 2.5% |
| Fixed unit trust | 145 | 1.6% |
| Other | 379 | 4.1% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 308 | 19.5% | 0.7% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 276 | 17.5% | -1.4% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 207 | 13.1% | 9.5% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 202 | 12.8% | 3.6% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 97 | 6.2% | 0.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 93 | 5.9% | 6.9% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 80 | 5.1% | -5.9% |
| Retail Trade | 69 | 4.4% | -1.4% |
| Other Services | 59 | 3.7% | 11.3% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 36 | 2.3% | -12.2% |
| Wholesale Trade | 33 | 2.1% | 6.5% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 29 | 1.8% | -9.4% |
| Education and Training | 27 | 1.7% | -6.9% |
| Manufacturing | 19 | 1.2% | -29.6% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 19 | 1.2% | 0.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 17 | 1.1% | -5.6% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.2% | — |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.2% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Other Services11.3%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services9.5%
- Accommodation and Food Services6.9%
- Wholesale Trade6.5%
- Health Care and Social Assistance3.6%
Industries with more relative room
Under-indexed vs similar SA2s in NSW (density per 1,000). Use as a research starting point — not investment advice.
| Industry | Local /1,000 | vs peers | Businesses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 2.3 | 0.40× | 36 |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 1.1 | 0.41× | 17 |
| Manufacturing | 1.2 | 0.46× | 19 |